diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc
index e8c9c18f92..1f00a67f99 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/ptest-packagelists.inc
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ PTESTS_SLOW = "\
     bzip2 \
     coreutils \
     curl \
-    dbus \
+    ${@'' if d.getVar('VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dbus') == 'dbus-broker' else 'dbus'} \
     dosfstools \
     dpkg \
     e2fsprogs \